Zurich Citizens News, 1976-09-22, Page 2Page 2 -Citizens News, September 22, 1976
Huron Housing Authority meets
The recently established
County of Huron Housing
Authority held its first monthly
meeting on Monday night at the
Authority offices in Goderich.
In his report to the meeting,
Housing Authority Manager John
Lyndon explained that his main
activity over the past weeks has
been the gathering of files related
to municipal housing authorities,
which have been replaced by the
new body, and the inspection of
properties throughout the county
now under the management of
the new board.
In Goderich, Mr. Lyndon
reported, there are 12 senior
citizens units and 62 family units
already in existence, A proposal
is pending for the construction of
an additional 14 senior citizens in
Seaforth with 21 such units
already in operation.
At Clinton he said the authority
would be responsible for 18 senior
citizen and 12 family housing
units. There are 12 senior citizen
apartments in Blyth presently
under construction, 34 already in
operation at Brussels and 64 in
Wingham. Wingham also has 10
family housing unit and plans for
an additional 14 on the drawing
board, he said.
At present, Mr. Lyndon ex-
plained, there is no senior citizen
housing in Zurich but 20 units
have been proposed for that
community. In Bayfield there are
17 such units, another 19 in
Clinton and 32 in Exeter all of
which have been under direct
management of the Ontario
Housing Commission south-
western branch. The other units
at Clinton, he explained, had been
under the management of the
Clinton Housing Authority.
The total portfolio of public
housing in Huron County
therefore represented 217 senior
citizen units, 88 family housing
units in operation, 12 senior
citizen under construction and
proposals for an additional 34 •
senior citizen and 14 family
housing units.
At the invitation of the new
Housing Authority, Don Wheeler
Chairman of the Goderich and
Area Housing Action Committee,
attended last Monday's meeting.
Mr. Wheeler explained the
background of the Housing
Action Committee noting that the
group was appointed by the
Goderich Town Council to in-
vestigate the situation of public
housing in Goderich, examine the
details and to prepare reports
and recommendations for the
council.
The committee chairman told
the meeting that his group was
unclear as to just what respon-
sibilities the Huron Housing
Authority would be un-
dertaking. He invited a
representative of the H.H. A. to
attend a meeting of the action
committee to explain the function
of the new board.
In his remarks he suggested
that a very real need existed in
Goderich for additional senior
citizens housing. He also pointed
out that in terms of rental ac-
commodation Goderich is ex-
periencing a nil vacancy rate.
"There is a waiting list for
apartments," he added.
Mr. Wheeler expressed the
concern that with a county wide
authority replacing the local
municipal authorities a policy
might come into effect whereby
the province would hesitate to
build additional such housing
until such time as all public
housing in Huron was occupied.
He pointed out that some com-
munities have vacancies while
Goderich has a shortage and such
a policy would hurt Goderich or
other communities who do need
more housing, particularly senior
citizen accommodation.
Housing Authority chairman
Harold Knisley assured Mr.
Wheeler that the O.H.C. had
promised this would not be the
case.
Mr. Wheeler also pointed out
that many senior citizens think
they are not eligible for such
housing. He noted that rents slide
on a scale from 16 to 25 percent
but that there are numerous
persons with an income of around
$8,000 per year who feel they do
not qualify. "But they do," he
noted.
He also pointed to the'difficulty
of getting such people to sign an
application. While such is not the
case, he told the meeting, they
feel they are tied down by such a
move.
Manager John Lyndon agreed.
"They hesitate to sign ap-
plications when there are no units
available," he observed, "but
when one opens, I'm flooded with
applications,"
This problem has made it
difficult for both the Housing
Action Committee and the
Authority to accurately assess
how many units are needed in
Goderich and in all the com-
munities across the county.
In other business Mr. Lyndon
informed the meeting that last
week he had held meetings with a
delegation from the Central
Mortgage and Housing Com-
mission to establish a budget for
1977. Mortgage and Housing
Commission to establish a budget
for 1977. Tentatively, he said, a
sum of $75,000 has been set aside
for the Huron County Housing
Authority to use in carrying out
work to upgrade and improve
units under their management.
Some of these units, he ex-
plained, were built as far back as
1952 and 53 and maintenance has
not been the best over the years.
Now some rewiring, roof repairs,
window replacement and
plumbing work is called for.
That tentative budget is to be
discussed by the C.M.H.C. anda
letter of confirmation sent to the
authority.
The question of by-laws to be
passed by the new group was put
aside at Monday's meeting as the
board is not completed as yet.
Banking matters were dealt with
including the completion of forms
for signing authorities.
START HAWK PRACTICES — The first practice of the season for the Exeter junior Hawks was held Sunday
at the Huron Park arena. Above, Hawks coach Glen Weise chats with four youngsters from Zurich Roger
O'Brien, Fred Mommersteeg Jr., Steve Haberer and Gerald Weido. T -A photo.
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For the estate of Jacob Gingerich, Goshen St. N. Zurich.
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